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DC Cowboys Countdown: The popular gay dance troupe readies to ride off into...
Feature Story: Stepping Up Just ahead of the 2004 Atlantic Stampede gay rodeo, Kevin Platte was reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of the DC Cowboys dance company. After all, it was at that rodeo in...
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The Attractions of Pride: It's a big weekend in D.C., served up with pride
Pride: ''People have told me that they feel empowered, that my songs are so empowering,'' singer Deborah Cox told Metro Weekly in 2010. ''Even though some of the stories may have been about heartbreak,...
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Kathy Griffin Sees You!: The brazen, outspoken comedian and star of Bravo's...
Feature Story: One doesn't ask Kathy Griffin an opening question in an interview situation. She just starts. And once off and running, Kathy Griffin doesn't stop. In fact, she barely takes a breath....
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Having a Hellish Time, Wish You Were Here: ''Diablo III'' is a wildly...
Games: It's not that bad going to hell. In fact, it's a hell of a lot of fun, especially when you get to kill demons. Lots and lots of demons, plus spitting zombies, monstrous insects and corrupted...
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Needles and Pins: Sharon Needles, the latest winner of ''RuPaul's Drag...
Clublife: It's only natural that a drag queen named Sharon Needles would have pointed things to say, even about herself. But it's still shocking she hits a vein every time. Sharon Needles (Photo by...
View ArticleGlobal LGBT News Briefs: From Soccer to Sodomy: Merkel urged to boycott Euro...
News: AllOut.org Effort Targets Ukraine Anti-Gay Bill The global LGBT-advocacy organization AllOut.org is turning its attention to Ukraine, where the Parliament is considering a bill, Law 8711, to...
View ArticleNational LGBT News Briefs: Good and Bad in Minnesota: Trans activist...
News: Feinberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Cece McDonald Transgender activist and author Leslie Feinberg was arrested June 4 in Minneapolis for participation in a protest action opposing the...
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Samson's Strength: At Capital Pride's Friday party, JD Samson will spin...
Clublife: The Men is a new band from Brooklyn that JD Samson says plays ''really heavy music, somewhere between hardcore and metal.'' In other words, it sounds nothing like Samson's band from Brooklyn,...
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Pro-meh-theus: While it's certainly above-average blockbuster fare, Ridley...
Film: Prometheus is an Alien prequel that officially isn't. Director Ridley Scott has adamantly (and repeatedly) denied this movie's ties to his 1979 genre-shaping classic, but here's the dirty truth:...
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Stringed Along: Avi Avital is charting new ground as a classical mandolinist
Music: ''Germany in general, and specifically Berlin, is a very, very open and diverse place now – a very creative place,'' says classical musician Avi Avital, who moved to the German capital three...
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Gods and Monsters: Only WSC Avant Bard would mix a Greek classic with an...
Stage: ''There's this really ambiguous sexual attraction," says Christopher Henley, referring to the relationship between the god and ruler in The Bacchae. At one point, the god even convinces the...
View ArticleThe Zombies of Summer: Instead of those hazy, lazy days, get ready for a...
Opinion: Signs of the End Times: A naked man in Miami looked up from eating another man's face and growled at the police officer, then resumed chewing before being shot to death. A Maryland man ate his...
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Home Front and ''Heroes'': Local coalition readies a grassroots welcome for...
News: Wallace Corbett knows HIV better than most. As co-chair of the DC Community Coalition (DCC), a cross-section of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in the D.C. area who are preparing for...
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Reasons for the Season: Pride weekend is a time for us to celebrate what...
Opinion: So, four seasons, 12 months and 52 issues later, here we are again at Pride weekend. Sometimes it feels like a holiday, with all the stress and scrambling and cheer those entail. But to me it...
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View ArticleMontgomery College To Host LGBT Consortium: Event will promote greater...
News: Montgomery College's Takoma/Silver Spring campus will host a daylong consortium Friday, June 22, aimed at determining best practices for promoting LGBT acceptance on college campuses. The event,...
View ArticleCouncil Passes Anti-Bullying Bill: LGBT-inclusive legislation sets citywide...
News: The D.C. Council unanimously passed a comprehensive anti-bullying bill Tuesday adding the District to the list of 15 states that have passed anti-bullying laws with specific protections for...
View ArticleMixed Messages Outside Town Hall: Deputy mayor takes issue with DCTC...
News: Just as Mayor Vincent Gray (D) was hitting all the right notes before a crowded room at the second annual ''Political Roundtable'' Capital Pride town-hall event last night, one of his...
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Hank's Asks for Help: Owner of Dupont-area restaurant reaches out to...
News: It's Round 3 for Jamie Leeds, owner of Hank's Oyster Bar at 1624 Q St. NW, and a handful of nearby neighbors, with the latest punch thrown Friday evening. That's when Alcoholic Beverage Control...
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Coverboy: Nicholas: Bouncing Ball of Energy
Coverboy Interview: Type A doesn't begin to describe Coverboy Nicholas. ''Ball of endless energy'' might be a start. He's upbeat, outspoken and loves to laugh. The 22-year-old southern Maryland native...
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